Debug Tools Role

This Ansible role installs common debugging tools to help with system troubleshooting and development.

Installed Tools

• htop: Interactive process viewer
• vim: Improved vi editor
• ripgrep: Fast grep alternative
• bat: Cat clone with syntax highlighting

Requirements

• Ansible 2.9 or higher
• Debian 12 (Bookworm) or Ubuntu 20.04+ (Focal/Jammy)

Role Variables

Available variables are listed below, along with default values (see defaults/main.yml):

# Alternative package names for Debian-based systems
debug_tools_ripgrep_alt_package: "ripgrep"
debug_tools_bat_alt_package: "batcat"

# Create a symlink from batcat to bat for consistency
debug_tools_create_bat_symlink: true

# Additional debugging tools to install
# Example: ["strace", "lsof", "tcpdump"]
debug_tools_additional_packages: []

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: debug_tools
      debug_tools_additional_packages:
        - strace
        - lsof
        - tcpdump

License

MIT

Author Information

Created by Cosmo-Tech